Rumpelstiltskin
Written by Ed McBain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
3.5/5
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When Victoria Miller and her backing band, Wheat, broke out with a string of gold records in the sixties, the sultry chanteuse seemed shy of crowds, refusing to perform in public. Years after her last success, Victoria makes her stage debut, but the magic is long gone, and shortly after that, so is she—the victim of a brutal murder. Victoria’s six- year-old daughter, Allison, is missing too, but nobody’s come forward for a ransom. The only clue is a mysterious call—I’ll be stopping by to collect—but who’s collecting, and what? Even if Allison could be found, lawyer Matthew Hope can’t seem to locate Victoria’s missing will with Allison’s guardianship. And when Victoria’s old producer comes forward, claiming Victoria wasn’t quite the natural talent she’d seemed to be, Matthew’s left wondering who gave her the golden touch and why they’d take it back right now.
Part of Ed McBain’s masterful Matthew Hope series, Rumpelstiltskin finds the good-hearted lawyer in a plot where everyone’s a suspect, and all debts are paid in full.
Ed McBain
Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award–nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter—including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a fiftieth anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005. Visit EdMcBain.com.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Second time reading it and got bored with the lawyer-style dialogues
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Thinking I was purchasing an 87th precinct novel, I was initially disappointed when at commencing reading the book, I discovered it took place in Florida with Attorney Matthew Hope as the protagonist. As the novel opens we learn that Matthew is divorced and just entering the dating scene. He is on his way to watch singer Vicki Miller perform and then hopefully take her home for an evening of lovemaking. It mostly turns out as he planned except they end up at her home and when he gets ready to leave she indicates she is fearful of something and does not want him to leave.He eventually does escape but the next morning he hears Vicki was viciously murdered shortly after he left. After proving it wasn't him, he forms a relationship with police detective assigned to the case and they jointly work to sort out who did it. While playing detective, Matthew is also holding up his side of his law firms various files which makes for some interesting reading.